by Carrie Brummer | Why do the Arts Matter?
It pains me that people can feel ashamed of their art interest. In fact, some will hide it, or spend their whole lives creating but never share their work. They are like Vivian Maier because sharing is too vulnerable, is too scary, is too confronting. There is...
by Carrie Brummer | Why do the Arts Matter?
Coloring books, coloring books, coloring books! It’s all over the news lately: adults enjoy coloring books. It’s a new “fad,” if you will, for adults to use coloring books as a strategy for stress-relief. I’m not surprised, not even a little bit. As much as I...
by Carrie Brummer | Why do the Arts Matter?
There is a safety I feel in my studio. I am sheltered from the world, living in a bubble where only me and my artwork exist. I can create, I don’t have to share if I don’t want to, and I can be present and ever mindful of my moment: painting, drawing, creating. I...
by Carrie Brummer | Why do the Arts Matter?
“How nice for you to have an interest like art, but really, how are you going to make money from it?” So many people I have met have shared a similar story with me. One where well meaning parents, teachers, or other authority figures tell them that their interest in...
by Carrie Brummer | Why do the Arts Matter?
When school programming is cut, which kind of schools in the US cut the arts? Schools who don’t have the money. Why don’t they have the money? Their community cannot afford to pay more taxes to fund the school programs, to build new schools, etc. Similar situations...
by Carrie Brummer | Why do the Arts Matter?
It seems the relationship between art and money is popping up in our cultural psyche as of late. I just finished reading Make Art, Make Money*, which is why it’s on my mind. Funny enough several articles have come out in the past week that touch upon the relationship...
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